Hazing or frosting windows.

[Anonymous]

I want to haze/frost the bathroom windows on my passenger cars. What's been your techniques?
TIA
Mike

[cjcrescent]

If you want to "haze" the windows two ways I have used is. 1. paint just the bathroom window on the inside with a small dab of dullcoat. When dry, paint with alcohol. The alcohol will "haze" the dullcoat, that is whiten it up some, which will haze the window quite a bit. 2. Sand the inside of the bathroom window with 800 grit sandpaper or use crocus cloth to do the same.

[Anonymous]

I either use a light dusting of dullcoat for a light effect, or I've used the frost glass spray paint from like AC Moore or Michaels for a more frosted effect.

Of course there's always the inadvertant use of Testors model cement. Of course that hazing isn't done on purpose. I really need to get something better, just keep forgetting to get something when I go out to the hobby shop.

[orsonroy]

I prefer the sandpaper method. It's very controllable and is dead simple.

Of course, I've inadvertantly hazed a fair number of windows by using superglue around them!

[Anonymous]

You could use MeK (or similar) solvent on the rear face but sanding is very controllable.

[Anonymous]

Cover the inside of the window with "Magic" transparent tape.

Bob Boudreau

[jimrice4449]

All of the above will work and I've tried most (includung the "inadvertant" with MEK). For lightwieght cars with the parrallel bands of frosted glass I lay out 2 or 3 inch strips of masking tape, give a light mist of white sprayed on the inside portion of the window, remove the tape and repeat. For the masking tape I have a tool that permits me to cut various widths but I formerly used Charttapes from Art supply or office supply outlets.

[Anonymous]

Looks like sanding is the most used. I'll start with that. I do remember frosting lots of airplane canopies as a kid but I don't think I could control those results for any consistancy.
Thanks again guys,
Mike